medo
Portuguese
/ˈme.du/
noun
Definitions
- fear emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese medo inherited from Latin metus (fear).
Origin
Latin
metus
Gloss
fear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
恐, 虞, 怖, 畏, 慄
Emoji
😨 😱
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *metorōsus, *meturosus Latin
- metus Latin
- miedo Spanish, Castilian
- miedoso Spanish, Castilian
- tener Spanish, Castilian
- antimedo Portuguese
- medonho Portuguese
- ter Portuguese
- medo Galician
- medo Old Portuguese
- tẽer Old Portuguese
- mieu Asturian
- miedo Old Spanish
- miedu Papiamentu
- tin Papiamentu
- tin miedu Papiamentu
- medu Kabuverdianu
- ten Kabuverdianu
- têm Kabuverdianu
- têm medu Kabuverdianu
- medi Guinea-Bissau Creole